Diabetes Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, kidney disease, and a lung disorder. The conditions are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to be etiologically related to his conceded in-service herbicide exposure. However, the claim for service connection on an other than presumptive basis remains pending and requires further development.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to clarify the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and its relationship to his service-connected scleroderma crest syndrome.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, diabetes, tinnitus, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy, have precluded him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined rating of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic kidney disease was granted with an effective date of May 17, 2007. He received initial noncompensable evaluations from May 17, 2007 to April 25, 2011 and initial 30 percent evaluations from April 26, 2011 to December 26, 2016 for chronic kidney disease.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, malignant melanoma, and valvular heart disease. The claim of service connection for prostate cancer is remanded due to a failure to provide an examination.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type II have been denied as there is no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service, and the conditions are not otherwise related to service.

The Board has granted earlier effective dates of April 18, 2011 for the service connection of diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and left lower extremity disabilities due to exposure to herbicides in Thailand. The Veteran's claims were based on the PACT Act presumption.

The Veteran's service connection claims for DMII, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, multiple myeloma, and hypertension have been granted. The heart condition claim is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic hepatitis C, diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to chronic hepatitis C, liver disease as secondary to chronic hepatitis C, neuropathy left foot/leg as secondary to chronic hepatitis C, and neuropathy right foot/leg as secondary to chronic hepatitis C. A 10% evaluation is assigned.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to outstanding VA and private treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, hypertension, glaucoma, a back disability, diabetes, and OSA have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,The Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities (right and left) and right shoulder disability are remanded for further examination and analysis.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate rationale in the March 2022 VA opinion regarding the Veteran's diabetes mellitus. The examiner is asked to address risk factors for DMII and whether they are related to service exposure, specifically PCBs.

The Board denied reopening the claims of service connection for a cardiovascular disorder and type II diabetes mellitus, as well as the claim for anemia. The evidence submitted since previous decisions did not meet the criteria to reopen any of these claims.,Service connection was also denied for anemia due to lack of continuity of symptoms or causation from service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea and its relationship to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for unspecified depressive disorder; other specified trauma related disorder, diabetes mellitus, arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), and peripheral neuropathy upper extremities have been granted. The claim for hypertension has been dismissed as moot.,Service connection is established for diabetes mellitus due to herbicide agent exposure and arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) based on in-service exposure. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy upper extremities, lower extremities, and acne remains pending.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions regarding his neck, back, right hip disabilities, diabetes mellitus, and balance issues. The claims are also remanded to determine if the service-connected left varicocele caused or aggravated these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is secondary to her service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2, has been remanded due to incomplete factual basis in the previous opinion.